License—Application—Contents—General.
Henderson Municipal Code § 4.110.050
in effect4.110.050 - License—Application—Contents—General.
Whenever a person desires to conduct any sexually oriented business in the city, or engage in the business thereof, such person must make application in writing, on a form provided by the division, to obtain a license therefor, and such application must contain and set forth the following:
A. The name, residence address, telephone number, and principal occupation of the applicant and the key employee(s) of the business; and
B. The applicant's business organization and structure, including the names and addresses of any and all on-site or off-site managers responsible for timely abatement of any and all nuisance activity at the business location; and
C. The kind of license desired, the business name, a description of the nature of the business, the particular place for which the license is desired, and the name of the owner of the premises where such business is to be operated, along with a copy of the lease or rental agreement for the same; and
D. Whether the business is the undertaking of a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, or other form of business entity. If a sole proprietorship, the application shall set forth the name, address, telephone number, and principal occupation of the sole proprietor. If a partnership, the application shall set forth the names, addresses, telephone numbers, principal occupations, and respective ownership shares of each partner, whether general, limited, or silent. If a limited liability company, the application shall set forth the company name, a copy of the operating agreement, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and principal occupations of every member, manager, and managing member of the company, along with the ownership interest held by each. If a corporation, the application shall set forth the corporate name, a copy of the articles of incorporation, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and principal occupations of every officer, director, and shareholder of the corporation, along with the number of shares held by each. If any partner, manager, member, managing member, or shareholder of applicant is a business entity, the application shall additionally set forth the names, addresses, telephone numbers, principal occupations, and respective ownership interests of each such partner, manager, member, managing member, or shareholder; and
E. The names, residential addresses, telephone numbers, and principal occupations of every person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation having any interest in the real or personal property utilized or to be utilized by the business or having any right or interest to any portion of the profits or receiving or having the right to receive any payment from the business that is not directly related to business operating costs.
If any partner, manager, member, managing member, or shareholder having any interest in the real or personal property utilized or to be utilized by the business or having any right or interest to any portion of the profits or receiving or having the right to receive any payment from the business that is not directly related to business operating costs is a business entity, the application shall additionally set forth the names, addresses, telephone numbers, principal occupations, and respective ownership interests of each such partner, manager, member, managing member, or shareholder; and
F. Whether the applicant, anyone having a ten-percent interest in the business, or anyone having an interest in the real property or personal property utilized or to be utilized by the business, or anyone having a right to ten percent or more of the proceeds of the business (other than operating costs) has:
i. Ever been convicted of or forfeited bail for any crime, excluding minor traffic offenses and, if so, the application shall state the person involved, the charge, date, court, and disposition of the charges,
ii. Ever had a business license denied, revoked or charges filed therefor, and if so, the application shall state the person involved, the name of the business, date, jurisdiction, and outcome of any hearing, or
iii. Ever owned, operated, been employed by a sex club, an escort service, an outcall promoter establishment, a brothel, or adult club, and if so, the name of the business, dates involved, and position or interest therein, or
iv. Ever been convicted of offenses similar to the above under federal law or the law of another state or local government; or adverse civil action judgments involving fraudulent or deceptive advertising, sales, or trade practices, and a detailed explanation of the circumstances; and
G. Applicant's business and employment history, stating whether or not the applicant, or applicant's manager, director, officer, stockholder having involvement with the management or operation of the business or partner have had any business license revoked or suspended and stating the details, including the reasons why; and
H. Applicant's signature acknowledging that all the information furnished by the applicant is true, accurate, and current, that he or she is aware of the obligation to provide timely notice of any changes in required information, and that he or she has informed all principals of their joint and several responsibility for the timely fulfillment of restrictions and conditions to the license or timely abatement of any nuisance activity at the business location(s). If the applicant is a sole proprietorship, the application shall be signed and sworn to by the sole proprietor. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall be signed and sworn to by a partner thereof. If the applicant is a limited liability company, the application shall be signed and sworn to by a manager or managing member thereof. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall be signed and sworn to by an authorized officer of the corporation; and
I. The applicant shall present him or herself to the police department for investigation and fingerprinting and shall pay such investigation and fingerprint fee as is required by HMC chapter 4.03, and shall reveal to the police department such information as is required to properly identify the applicant to enable the investigation of the applicant's arrests and convictions, licensing and litigation record and verify the accuracy and completeness of the application. Where the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, it shall be necessary for all of the partners, managers, managing members, and officers of such business entity to present themselves for investigation and fingerprinting. All partners, members, or stockholders (with ten percent or more stock ownership interest), who exercise management or control of the partnership, limited liability company, or corporation are required to present themselves for investigation and fingerprinting; and
J. A consent and authorization in writing for the division to obtain information from criminal justice agencies, financial institutions, federal, state and local governments and agencies, and other persons and entities and shall consent in writing to the release of such information to the city for use in connection with the application for the license and other city business regulations. The applicant shall also sign a release of claims and hold-harmless agreement to the city for its use of the information provided by the applicant or discovered during any investigation thereof; and
K. Any other pertinent documents or information that the division may require related to subsections A. through J. of this section.
(Ord. No. 3246, § 1, 1-6-2015)
Source: City of Henderson, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/henderson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BURELI_CH4.110SEORBU_4.110.050LIPPONENFetched: 11/1/2026